On 20 May 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg set out the Coalition’s programme of policies over the next five years to “rebuild the economy, unlock social mobility, mend the political system and give people the power to call the shots over the decisions that affect their lives”.
Rebuild the economy: a period of prolongued austerity
Unlock social mobility: our administration continues to be dominated by white middle class males
Mend the political system: all very well in theory, but in the absence of a more representative voting system and encouraging participation of the disenfranchised, in practice the government has a vested interest in maintaining the status quo
Give people power: the decision making power of the electorate is at the mercy of Cameron et al - with political processes dominated by the economic interests of big business within a Capitalist society, won't the majority of the population be chiking their Starbucks Eggnog at midnight on the 31st December and staving off the hangover on the 1st with a Big Mac and fries?
It's not all doom and gloom though - I would suggest that in order to spread the Christmas cheer every citizen, young and old, takes 5 minutes to 'Elf themselves'.
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